Communications
100 Days: Thirteen Questions with the 13th Superintendent
USMMA Superintendent Jack Buono on 100 days back at Kings Point
On Nov. 9, 2018, at a spirited change of command ceremony, Rear Admiral Jack Buono became the 13th Superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. A few days ago, Buono passed the 100-day mark in his...
Midshipmen Receive Sea Year Ribbons
KINGS POINT, N.Y., February 19, 2019 – This morning, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Superintendent, Rear Admiral Jack Buono, Academic Dean and Provost, Dr. John R. Ballard and Head, Department of Professional Development and Career Services (PD&CS), Captain Gene Albert awarded Sea Year Ribbons...
Midshipmen Honored for First Term Academic Excellence
KINGS POINT, N.Y., February 12, 2019 – In a late 2018 lunch muster ceremony, Rear Admiral Buono, Superintendent, Dr. John Ballard, Academic Dean and Provost, and Captain Mike Stroud, Commandant of Midshipmen presented Gold and Silver Stars, and Sea Year Ribbons to high performing midshipmen. The...
Kings Pointer Selected for NASA Mission
KINGS POINT, N.Y., February 11, 2019 – On Friday, United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Alumnus, Dustin L. Wallace, Class of 2006, will be signing-on to a 45-day assignment that is not exactly typical of a Merchant Mariner. Wallace, a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve (USN)...